Family Therapy Techniques With Adolescent Suicide Attempters (5th Column in a Series)

Various therapy models that integrate family systems & psychodynamic perspectives discussed are: Richman’s use of human figure drawing, Zimmerman & LaSorsa’s attempt to renegotiate family relationships, Rotheram-Borus’s outpatient therapy called Successful Negotiation/Acting Positively (SNAP) & Brent’s systemic-behavioral family therapy (SBFT). Walker & Mehr’s brief family therapy approach & the systemic crisis intervention program (SCIP) of Gutstein & Rudd are mentioned. (11 refs.)